Garment-holder.



No. 666,608. Patented lan. 22, l90l.

m. MARBLE.

GARMENT HOLDER.

(Application filed Dec. 1, 1900.)

no Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

LOUIS M. MARBLE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TO THEBELMAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PENNSYLVANIA.

GARMENT-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 666,608, dated January22, 1901.

Application filed December 1, 1900. Serial No. 38,321. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: curve acts in practice, on account of thelines Be it known that I, LOUIS M. MARBLE, a of garments, to prevent theends of the springcitizen of the United States, residing at Washframefrom injuring or marring in the slightington, in the District ofColumbia, have inest the most delicate lining. I preferably use 55vented new and useful Improvements in Garwood as the material from Whichto construct went-Holders; and I do hereby declare the the spring-frame,as itlends itself. to graceful following to be a full, clear, and exactdecurving on its upper face Without getting so scription of theinvention, such as will enable strong in its spring action as to be hardto adothers skilled in the art to which it appertains just.Smoothlyfinished wood has also no 60 to make and use the same. tendencyto cut fabric or to form seams or One of the chief defects of thegarmentlines in the same. holders now in most general use on the mar- Myholder is adapted to serve both as a ket is the tendency of the ends ofthe frames coat and waist holder and as a skirt-holder,

to crack and tear the lining of garments the frame in the latter casebeing made longer, 65 I 5 placed thereon, to form pockets where the soas to permit of being bent into a semicirends strike the fabric, andeven in some cases cular shape. When used as a skirt-holder,

to work a hole in the'fabric. There is alsoa I also provide a band,secured preferably to great lack in the efficiency of the holders duethe center of the spring-frame, which can be to the fact that they areall made from the looped around the skirt-band when hooked 7o samepattern and that no means are provided together at the placketopeningand then whereby they may adjust themselves to difcaught back on itself,thus supporting the fering sizes of garments. With these facts heavyfolds at the back of the skirt and pre in mind, and knowing that it isas unreasonventing the skirt from sagging.

able to expect a given garment-holder t0 fit A further object of myinvention is to pro- 75 all sizes and conditions of garments as it isvideadetachablesupporting-hook on account for one garment to fit allsizes and conditions of the conveniences arising therefrom for ofpersons, I aim to provide a garment-holder packing and manufacturingpurposes.

which can be easily and quickly adjusted to Myinvention is fullyillustrated in the drawdifferent garments and which will also not ingswhich accompany and form a part of this 80 mar or tear the most delicatefabric placed specification, in which the same referencethereon. lettersrefer to the same or corresponding In accomplishing the object of myinvenparts, and in whichtion I make use of elasticity as a means forFigure 1 is a face view of my holder used varying and adjusting thecurve and c0nforas a coat-holder. Fig. 2 is a similar view 85 mation ofthe frame on which the garments of the holder bent so as to serve as askirtrest by constructing the frame of a spring holder. Fig. 3 is adetail view of one of the and providing means for adjusting the spreadends of the holder. Fig. 4E is a detail section or curve of the same. Asin coats and waists showing the method of attachment of the supthedifference in size is manifested, so far as porting-hook as modifiedfrom that shown in 0 the garment-holder is concerned, in a diifertheother views, so as to be detachable.

ent slope and breadth of the shoulder-seam, Referring to the drawings, Arepresents the so in skirts the difierence in construction withspring-frame; B, the supporting-hook; C, the

which the garment-holder has to do is a difieradjustment means used tocontrol the spread ence of curve caused by varying waist and hip of thearms of the frame A, and D the flexi- 5 measures. Inboth instancesvariation in the bio band adapted to loop around the skirtspread of thearms of the garment-holder will hand and support the heavy folds at theback cause such an adj nstment of the bend of the of the skirt.

frame as will accommodate the holder to dif- The elastic frame A may beof any desired ferent garments, while the position in which material;but I preferably make it of some I00 the ends of the spring-frame areheld by the springy woodsuch as oak, ash, or hickorymeans used to holdthe frame in the desired on account of cheapness of manufacture andbecause of the fact that wood, when rounded and free from sharp edges,has no tendency to mar or wear any fabric resting thereon. The lengthand shape of the normal curve given to the frame depends upon the use towhich the holder is to be put. Both coat and skirt holders areillustrated in the drawings.

It will be noted that the ends of the frame are slightly thinner thanthe central portion. This is to give the spring action to the frame whenbent and to render the frame adjustable as regards the distance betweenthe ends of the same. It also causes the frame, when bent into operativeposition, to bend with its center portion only slightly curved and itsends very much curved. The form thus obtained is very useful inrendering my holder capable of acting as a skirt holder as well as acoat and waist holder.

To adjust the frame A to accommodate different sizes and shapes ofgarments, the adjustment device 0 is employed. This device also acts asa means to hold the spring-frame in place. It consists of chains 0, onefor each end of the frame, which are introduced in the slots a, formedin the ends of the frame A, and in the link a, which serves to connectthe ends of the chains. Variation in the spread of the arms of the frameA is produced by varying the link ofthe chain in which the hook c of thelink 0' is caught. It is of course evident that many other forms ofconstruction may be used in place of that here described, and I do notlimit myself to the construction shown.

The supporting hook B may be formed either with a recess to receive thecollar of a coat or in the straight form shown. It is made of twistedwire, so as to be formed with a bifurcated or forked lower end I).Connection of the hook B to the frame A is efiected through the block E,which is formed, as shown, with a central opening 6, through which thebody or main portion of the hook 13 passes, and with smaller holes 8,(which preferably do not extend through the block,) into which theforked ends I) of the hook B enter. The block E may be immovablyattached to the frame A by being glued to the same or in other ways; butfor some purposes I prefer to make it removable. One removableconstruction is shown in Fig. 4. Pins 6 are secured to the lower surfaceof the block E (which is of necessity curved to correspond with theconformation of the upper face of the frame A) and pass through holes aformed in the frame A, nuts 6 screwing on the screw-threaded projectingends 6 of the pins e and making secure the connection between the blockand the frame. The advantage in making the supporting-hook removable isthat it permits economy of much space in packing, and thus cheapenstransportation.

When my holder is used as a skirt-holder, as shown in Fig. 2, a flexibleloop D is employed to catch around the skirt-band of the skirt where theband is hooked together at the placket -opening. In the constructionshown the loop D is a broad open-linked chain; but it may as well bemade of tape or knotted cord. In operation the downwardlyhanging end ofthe loop D is passed through the placket-opening under the hookedskirtband and then drawn upward until all sagging is removed from thehang of the heavy folds at the back of the shirt, when it is caught intoone of the open links, or the hook and eye of the waistband may whenfastened be caught through one of the open links.

Many modifications and changes in form and construction may beintroduced into my holder without departing from the spirit and scope ofmy invention, and I do not limit myself to the form and constructionshown; but

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a garment-holder, a frame for supporting the garment or garmentsconsisting of a bow-spring having both ends tapering in thickness fromits center, whereby the spring is adapted to bend with its centralportion only slightly curved and its ends very much curved, and meansfor holding the spring in operative position, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a garment holder, the combination with a spring frame or supportfor the garment or garments, of an adjustable link-andchain connectionbetween the two ends of said spring-frame, substantially as described.

3. In a garment-holder, the combination with a frame or support havingcurved sides upon which the waistband of a skirt can rest, of a flexibleband supported by said frame, and-means for enabling the end of saidband to be caught back on said band, whereby the lower end of the bandmay be looped through some portion of the skirt and then caught back onitself, thus preventing sagging of the skirt, substantially asdescribed.

at. In a garment-holder, the combination with a frame or support havingcurved sides upon which the waistband of a skirt can rest, of a chainwith open links secured to said frame and adapted to support the heavyfolds 6f a skirt, substantially as described.

5. In a garment-holder, the combination with a frame for the garmentorgarments, of a suspension-hook, a retaining-block adapted to be securedto said frame, and means for holding said suspension-hook in positionbetween said block and said frame, substantially as described.

6. In a garment-holder, the combination with a frame for the garment orgarments, of a sus-pension hook, and a retainingblock, adapted to besecured to said frame, and formed with means for holding saidsuspension-hook in position between said block and said frame,substantially as described.

7. In a garment-holder, the combination with aframe for the garment orgarments, of a suspension-hook, and a retaining block formed withrecesses adapted to receive a part a snspension-hook-formed with anangled end, and a retaining-block formed with angled re-' cesses forholding said suspension-hook in position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence'of twowitnesses.

LOUIS M. MARBLE.

Witnesses:

JNo. L. MoOAsLEY, E. ETTERICH.

